Which of the following processes for refining of metals involves a principle of selective adsorption of the…

Which of the following processes for refining of metals involves a principle of selective adsorption of the components from a mixture.
  1. Electrolytic refining
  2. Chromatography
  3. polling
  4. Zone refining

Solution

Correct answer is chromatography. Adsorption chromatography uses a stationary phases in the solid state and mobile phase in liquid or gas state. It works because there's a balance that each solute has between adsorption on the surface of the solid and solubility in the solvent.

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (13 Oct Shift 1)

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